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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 831
FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING

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F.S. 831.31

831.31 Counterfeit controlled substance; sale, manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver.—

(1) It is unlawful for any person to sell, manufacture, or deliver, or to possess with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver, a counterfeit controlled substance. Any person who violates this subsection with respect to:

(a) A controlled substance named or described in s. 893.03(1), (2), (3), or (4) is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(b) A controlled substance named or described in s. 893.03(5) is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) For purposes of this section, “counterfeit controlled substance” means:

(a) A controlled substance named or described in s. 893.03 which, or the container or labeling of which, without authorization bears the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or number, or any likeness thereof, of a manufacturer other than the person who in fact manufactured the controlled substance; or

(b) Any substance which is falsely identified as a controlled substance named or described in s. 893.03.

History.—s. 2, ch. 81-53; s. 4, ch. 89-281; s. 2, ch. 92-19; s. 102, ch. 97-264; s. 104, ch. 99-3; s. 8, ch. 99-186; s. 18, ch. 2000-320; s. 8, ch. 2002-78; s. 27, ch. 2016-105; s. 4, ch. 2019-166.

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Amendments to 831.31

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 831.31

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S831.31 1a - DANGEROUS DRUGS - SELL MFG DEL CONTFT POSS WIT SCHED I II III IV - F: T

S831.31 1b - DANGEROUS DRUGS - SELL MFG DELIVER POSSESS WIT CONTRFT SCHED V - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 831.31

Total Results: 17

JOHNNY RAY GRAHAM v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-05-11

Snippet: substance with intent to sell, a violation of section 831.31(a), Florida Statutes (2020); in Count II, it charged

Greenwade v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-10-17

Citation: 124 So. 3d 215, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 717, 2013 WL 5641794, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 2284

Snippet: counterfeit and look-alike substances less harshly. See § 831.31, Fla. Stat. (2009); § 817.563, Fla. Stat. (2009)

State v. Eugui

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-05-25

Citation: 60 So. 3d 1185, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 7586, 2011 WL 2031337

Snippet: delivery of a counterfeit controlled substance. See § 831.31, Fla. Stat. (2009). The trial court based the dismissal

Bedford v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-01-02

Citation: 970 So. 2d 935, 2008 WL 36623

Snippet: counterfeit controlled substance, a violation of section 831.31, Florida Statutes. That charge would have been

J.L.F. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-11-19

Citation: 887 So. 2d 432, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 17812

Snippet: with in*433tent to sell in violation of section 831.31(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2001). J.L.F. contends

JLF v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-11-19

Citation: 887 So. 2d 432, 2004 WL 2623945

Snippet: with intent *433 to sell in violation of section 831.31(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2001). J.L.F. contends

Damen v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-08-17

Citation: 793 So. 2d 106, 2001 WL 930004

Snippet: insufficient to sustain Mr. Damen's conviction. In section 831.31, Florida Statutes (1999), which prohibits the possession

Durr v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-08-05

Citation: 583 So. 2d 424, 1991 WL 146643

Snippet: counterfeit controlled substance, contrary to section 831.31(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1989). We reverse, with

Warner v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-06-11

Citation: 581 So. 2d 232, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 6288

Snippet: pursuant to a conviction for a violation of section 831.31, Florida Statutes (1989). Appellant contends that

Adderly v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-12-19

Citation: 571 So. 2d 557, 1990 WL 212127

Snippet: to dismiss. The appellant contends that section 831.31, Florida Statutes (1989), under which he was charged

State v. Pellicci

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-06-05

Citation: 469 So. 2d 957, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1381, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 14336

Snippet: Pellicci on the grounds that sections 817.563 and 831.-31, Florida Statutes (1983), are unconstitutional

Vanhoosen v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-05-29

Citation: 469 So. 2d 230, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1336

Snippet: with intent to deliver, in violation of section 831.31, Florida Statutes. Appellant pled nolo contendere

State v. Bussey

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-02-07

Citation: 463 So. 2d 1141

Snippet: distinguished from "counterfeit drugs." Section 831.31, Florida Statutes (1981), prohibits the sale, manufacture

State v. Hayes

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-03-21

Citation: 446 So. 2d 1185, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 12325

Snippet: erred in ruling that the provisions of section 831.31, Florida Statutes (1981),1 were *1186facially unconstitutional

State v. Bussey

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-01-11

Citation: 444 So. 2d 63

Snippet: counterfeit drug statute in this state. See Section 831.31, Florida Statutes (1981), which makes it unlawful

Twinn v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-11-29

Citation: 442 So. 2d 286

Snippet: substance provision of the Florida Statutes, § 831.31, Fla. Stat. (1981). Twinn argues, and we agree

Henderson Waits Lumber Co. v. Croft

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1925-02-18

Citation: 103 So. 414, 89 Fla. 119

Snippet: supra; Central of Georgia Ry. Co. v. State, 104 Ga. 831, 31 S.E. Rep. 531; Kennedy v. Meara, 127 Ga. 68, 56